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Not Forgotten: Tori Amos – From the Choirgirl Hotel
In retrospect From The Choirgirl Hotel was an important album for Tori Amos. By 1998, despite a couple of medium sized hit singles earlier in the decade, she was in danger of being known in the mainstream for just the (admittedly enjoyable) dance remix of “Professional Widow”, at least by the wider record buying public. …
See: Florence + the Machine release video for ‘Sky Full of Song’, plus a series of intimate shows
Released in association with Record Store Day on 7″ vinyl, Florence & the Machine have revealed an accompanying video for the releases A-side ‘Sky Full of Song’. Dominated by Florence’s vocal, it’s this emotive, almost folk like song, with this beautiful jangling accompaniment. As it gently unfurls, it slides into this chorus, big chords and …
See: Diplo reveals new video for Wish feat. Trippie Redd
Taken from his first solo release in five years, and EP titled California, Diplo has revealed the video for Wish featuring Trippie Redd. Built over a warm R&B backing, this rumbling bass and sunny chords, Redd lays down his vocals, his gruff soul giving the engaging melodies a work over. The EP’s six tracks see …
News: Tears for Fears forced to cancel sold out UK & Ireland Arena Tour
Tears for Fears have been forced to postpone their forthcoming sold out UK & Ireland arena tour due to unforeseen health concerns and on doctor’s orders. The tour, due to start April 27th in Leeds, and finish May 12th in Brighton has been rescheduled for early 2019.Tears for Fears apologise to their fans and are extremely sorry for any inconvenience caused.They look …
News: Nick Heyward reveals Record Store Day release, plus tour dates
Nick Heyward is back with ‘The Stars’, an exclusive Record Store Day single release, out on 21st April via Gladsome Hawk. Taken from his critically acclaimed seventh solo album and first in 18 years, ‘Woodland Echoes’, ‘The Stars’ – described by Mojo as a top 10 single and the best track on the album – it’s Nick Heyward first exclusive for …
Album Review : Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s ‘Sex & Food’
Ruban Nielson, from the beginning of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, has dabbled musically in darker terrain. There’s always a sense of groove and a funky nature to the music he creates, but even on the lightest days the songs sound as if they were aged in a time capsule and then dipped in some kind of …
Album Review : Wye Oak’s ‘The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs’
I came across Wye Oak around the same time I came across Phantogram. I’d heard their album The Knot right around the same time as I’d heard Phantogram’s Eyelid Movies. I was impressed with the whole guy/gal dynamic in both bands. They weren’t doing the whole garage rock thing which I really wasn’t into. Wye …
Classic Album: Simon & Garfunkel – Bookends
For those that purchased Bookends when it was first released in 1968, it might have come as something of a surprise that a folk-pop duo would have taken on board some of the psychedelic influences of some of their rowdier contemporaries. Yet there are the heavy electronic sounds that open up “Save the Life of …
Album Review : Holy Wave’s ‘Adult Fear’
There’s a dusty, ‘road trip to nowhere good’ vibe to Holy Wave. They make the kind of grainy, 8mm-type of garage rock that feels like one of those gloomy yard sale finds. Searching through a damp cardboard box of LPs marked “.50 or best offer” you find various copies of Herb Albert & The Tiujana …
See: Kylie releases new video for ‘Stop me from falling’
Taken from her forthcoming album Golden, out via BMG on April 6th, ‘Stop me from falling’ is the new video from Kylie Minogue. For the first time, she has co-written every track on the album, with British songwriters Steve McEwan (whose credits include huge Country hits for Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood), and …